Sin Carnaval
La Mosca Tsé-Tsé Lyrics


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En la húmeda ciudad
Ya se fue el sol
La murga se va
Sin carnaval
Y a su alrededor
Hay tanto dolor
Que bailan y bailan sin
Parar
Para olvidar.
Toda la noche toda
Toda la noche se va
Corazón de barrio
Murga sin carnaval
Toda ......
En el cielo un agujero
Disparo de Dios
Parche plateado
Luna y tambor
Mi negra se mueve
Baile criminal
Y no tengo el coraje de seguir
Hasta el final




Toda la noche.........
Toda la noche......

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of La Mosca Tse-Tse's song "Sin Carnaval" (Without Carnival) paint a vivid picture of a damp city where the sun has already set and the murga (a sort of Latin American street band) is leaving because there is no carnival happening. The people around them are in so much pain that they dance and dance incessantly to forget about it. The lyrics convey a sense of sorrow, sadness and despair, which is reflected in the somber tone of the song. The repetition of "toda la noche" (all night long) emphasizes the feeling of endlessness and the never-ending cycle of pain and suffering.


The second part of the song tells us about a gunshot from God himself that created a hole in the sky, and the silver patch of moon can be seen through it. The singer's partner moves with a criminal dance but he has lost the courage to follow her till the end. The song ends on a melancholy note, with the repetition of "toda la noche" and "corazón de barrio" (neighborhood heart), which highlights the pain felt by the community.


Line by Line Meaning

En la húmeda ciudad
In the damp city


Ya se fue el sol
The sun has already gone


La murga se va
The band is leaving


Sin carnaval
Without carnival


Y a su alrededor
And around it


Hay tanto dolor
There is so much pain


Que bailan y bailan sin parar
That they dance and dance without stopping


Para olvidar.
To forget.


Toda la noche toda
All night long


Toda la noche se va
All night is gone


Corazón de barrio
Heart of the neighborhood


Murga sin carnaval
Band without carnival


Toda ......
All...


En el cielo un agujero
In the sky, a hole


Disparo de Dios
God's shot


Parche plateado
Silver drum skin


Luna y tambor
Moon and drum


Mi negra se mueve
My black girl moves


Baile criminal
Criminal dance


Y no tengo el coraje de seguir
And I don't have the courage to continue


Hasta el final
Until the end


Toda la noche.........
All night long...


Toda la noche......
All night...




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